Mr. Hannan, you’d better be careful what you wish for! You seem not to be taking into consideration that the people of Scotland and Wales might well not wish to come out of the EU as you so desperately wish to do. So, if the time came to vote on it, the Scots and the Welsh could well decide to remain in the EU. After all, the Irish have done very well out of the EU, haven’t they? Indeed, the EU has brought the Irish a great deal of prosperity.
There is a strong separatist element in Scotland. In Wales it is rather weaker, but it is there nevertheless. It is not beyond the realms of possibility, therefore, that the Scots and Welsh would indeed choose to remain in the European Union even if England were to choose to come out. If this happened, it would leave England very badly isolated. Then the English would have neither Europe nor Scotland nor Wales to count on. Be careful, therefore, what you wish for, Mr. Hannan. The outcome might not be that which you intended. – © Mark
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